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![“It is the shared experience - [although] you're the conduit of the sound, the recipient is also in some way the author of the work, because if they weren't the author of the work they wouldn't be able to recognise it as an experience, you could argue. The more distance you can put between yourself…” quote by Daniel O'Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/83a/daniel-o-sullivan-42674_able_it-is-the-shared-experience-although-you_968512.jpg)
![“The first important [step] one was going to school. There was an advantage as there was a one-room schoolhouse that was within walking distance of my home. I went there being very shy, but I fit in quickly, and I was nurtured by a very dedicated and caring teacher, Magdalen George, who we referred…” quote by Paul Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/068/paul-smith-10839_advantage_the-first-important-step-one-was-going-t_2124672.jpg)
![“[talking about the Holocaust] 'But to put something in context is a step towards saying it can be understood and that it can be explained. And if it can be explained that it can be explained away.' 'But this is History. Distance yourselves. Our perspective on the past alters. Looking back…” quote by Alan Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c9b/alan-bennett-1922_anticipate_talking-about-the-holocaust-but-to-put-s_2973981.jpg)
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